VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$249M OVER THIS RANGE
Money keeps arriving — +$249M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.9% so far this year. At 0.51% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL | 0.70% | $113.54 | +0.1% | ||
| 2 | NEMNEWMONT | 11.11% | $116.39 | +0.5% | ||
| 3 | AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES | 11.04% | $186.03 | +1.5% | ||
| 4 | BBARRICK GOLD CORP | 7.85% | $40.72 | +1.8% | ||
| 5 | WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS | 5.65% | $137.65 | +1.0% | ||
| 6 | FNVFRANCO NEVADA | 5.12% | $243.98 | +1.3% | ||
| 7 | AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 4.97% | $93.55 | -1.0% | ||
| 8 | KGCKINROSS GOLD | 3.85% | $23.81 | +1.0% | ||
| 9 | GFIGOLD FIELDS | 3.75% | $36.17 | +1.3% | ||
| 10 | PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER | 2.70% | $45.92 | +1.3% | ||
| 11 | CDECOEUR MINING | 2.13% | $17.17 | +0.7% | ||
| 12 | RGLDROYAL GOLD | 1.99% | $234.35 | +0.3% | ||
| 13 | AGIALAMOS GOLD | 1.88% | $32.73 | +1.3% | ||
| 14 | EQXEQUINOX GOLD | 1.83% | $11.38 | +1.3% | ||
| 15 | EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST | 1.58% | $9.17 | +1.1% |
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| 1 month | -11.1% |
| 3 months | +12.0% |
| 6 months | -6.7% |
| YTD | +2.9% |
| 1 year | +12.2% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | −$45M |
| 1 month | +$249M |
| 3 months | +$249M |
| YTD | +$249M |
| 1 year | +$249M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 11.1% of the book; the top ten carry 59%. Spread across 59+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| NEM NEWMONT | $2M | $4M |
| TXG 10X GENOMICS | $2M | $4M |
| B BARRICK GOLD CORP | $2M | $564,404 |
| PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER | $650,345 | $2M |
| AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES | $1M | $951,651 |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GDX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41B | +$286M | -48bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$286M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.4B | +$199M | -48bp on fee · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.4B | +$497M | -47bp on fee · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.3B | +$575M | -47bp on fee · +$575M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -47bp on fee · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |